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Laces Pawn: No. 101,626, dated April 5, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, A. S. KEAGY, of Harristown, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented a new and valuable Improvement` in Field- Rollers; and I do hereby declare that the following x is a full, clear, 4and exact description ofthe constructionA and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings making a, part of this specilication, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon. Y

Figure 1 of the drawings is a top view of my invvention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section thereof. My invention relates to cld-rollers, and consists,

. mainly, iu the construction and novel arrangement of devices, whereby a number ot' rollers are combined in the same' machine, and arranged to operatel independently of each other.

The letter A of the drawings designates the pole of the carriage.

B, the transverse beam to ywhich it is secured by .te-non and mortise, and braced by the rods a a.

C designates the horizont-al frame which passes around the rollers.

D represents a trough for conveying mues, trash,

Sto., out of the field, and serving also as ase-at for the driver.

E is a long rod extending from one end of the carriage to the other, and secured to the sides of the flame C and to the bearing-pieces b b fastened to the beam B.

G G designate the rollers, each one of which is fixed in a separate frame composed of two side pieces H H,'

connected together by the rod h at the top, and by the axle of the roller.

The side pieces H H are right angles, and the axle The rear horizontal bar of the frame C serves as a scraper to detach the soil from the rol1ers. desired to remove this bar further to 'the rear, scrapers may be attached to it for this purpose.

The trough D is supported at each end by the standard n. 'Vhen necessary the trough may be weighted to operate on hard soil.

rlvhis roller is designed to be drawn bya span of horses. Each section, being independent in its construction, does not interfere with the operation of the others, and thus, while one or more of the rollers may be passing over a large clod, stump, or other obstruc-` tion, the other rollers will continue to operate on the level ground, or in any depression thereof. The machine iseasily turned, as in this operation a part oi' the rollers can reverse their motion. Thus it ycan be turned around its central point it'- necessary. Either or several of the sections can be removed when it is desired to leave certain portions of' the ground untouched` lhe axles pass through boxes z z in the rollers,

- thereby securing strength and uniformity of work.

-The whole machine canbe taken to pieces and readily boxed for transportation.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The field-roller herein described, consisting oi' the sectional rollers G G, arranged to inove 'abreast of each other, but cach having an independent upward or downward motion, as specified.

2. The field-roller herein described, having sectional rollers GG turning upon independent axles 7c Ic screwed into Vthe independent frames H I-I connected to the horizontal rod E by the arms d d, and provided with the upright arms o c, arranged to support the trough or seat D, as specified. l

InV testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

A. S. KEAGY. Witnesses:

J. F. Prien, M. B. KEAGY.

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